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    The 1941 Riot in Ilesa: Antecedents, Nature and Resolution
    (The Journal of History and Diplomatic Studies, 2005) Alo, Lawrence
    The British occupied the Yorubaland in 1893. This was mainly for economic reasons. The colonial system, however affected the social and political institutions in Ilesa, as it did in the entire Yorubaland. Of particular interest to us in this paper is the riot of 1941 in Ilesa. A riot is a violent action against public order, which could involve a group of people depending on the nature. Riot, in most cases, involves violence. The concept is obiviously broad and embraces a wide range of group conduct. This work takes a critical look at issues leading to the riot of 1941, its antecedents, nature and resolution. The Native Authority system, an adjunct of the Indirect Rule policy of the colonial administration worked to the advantage of the Owa and his senior chiefs, in conjunction with the staff of the Native Authority over and above what the junior chiefs could condone. For this reason, they became discontented and their grievances gravitated into a full-blown crisis in 1941.
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    The Acceptance of the National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) in Ilesa, Southwestern Nigeria, 1946 — 1966: An Interpretative History
    (Kaduna Journal of Humanities, 2019) Alo, Lawrence
    Party politics in the First Republic was predicated on ethnic affiliation. There were very few areas in Nigeria where political party affiliation was not really based on ethnicity. Resa, a town in Southwestern Nigeria mainly followed the National Council of Nigerian Citizens. (NCNC) Some scholars worked on the politics of the First Republic but did not focus mainly on local politics in the interior of Yorubaland. Peel is the only one who did a sociological study on Ilesa and contributed immensely to the study of the Ijesa as a people among the Yoruba of western Nigeria. The aim of this work is therefore to examine the activities of the NCNC and the acceptance of the party among the Ijesa between 1946 and 1966. This study interrogates the hegemony of the party in Ilesa after its victory at election and its subsequent control of the local administration there. The little developmental improvement in Ilesa was done by this administration. This study reveals that the Ijesa people change their attitude when the government of the N. C. N. C. collapsed. The new management committee that was formed by the Action Group could not control the hitherto local assessment of tax and rates through which the bulk of the finances of the council came. This generated several disaffection among the Ijesa. The political crisis that followed changed the climate of political affiliations and association during this period.
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    Chieftaincy and Traditional Judicial System in Yorubaland
    (Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye. Ogun State, 2017) Alo, Lawrence
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    Contestation and Social Disorder: Chieftaincy Contestation in Yorubaland, 1945 —1956
    (ACU Journal of Humanities, 2020-06) Alo, Lawrence
    By about the 1940s, chieftaincy disputes had increased tremendously. It created obvious social disorder in several towns in Yorubaland. Historical methodology will be adopted using essentially archival materials. Matters relating to chieftaincy and taxation resulted in riots in Iseyin in 1918, at Ilesa in 1941 and at Oyo in 1955 to mention just a few instances. The colonial administration responded to it decisively by sentencing the various culprits involved in the riots. All over Yorubaland, as elsewhere, chieftaincy contestations took a new dimension. It took the dimension of concerted efforts at forwarding correspondences, in form of petitions, to the colonial administration in respect of chieftaincy disputes. Also, the medium of Newspapers were used considerably to elicit public support for themselves in connection with particular chieftaincy disputes in question. The example of the Gbelegbuwa chieftaincy disputes is a case in point. Also, the Risawe chieftaincy disputes in Ilesa almost resulted into civil disturbance, but for the memory of what was done to the culprits of the 1941 riots. To all intents and purposes, quasi-administrative measures, the intervention of the police and the Chiefs' LOW of 1955 contributed immensely in the process of resolving these chieftaincy disputes and prevented the possibility of escalating social disorder
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    Historical Outlines of Justice: The Native Courts in Ibadan 1901-1930
    (Redemeer's University Law Journal, 2019) Alo, Lawrence
    The advent of the British into the interior of Yorubaland was for economic exploitation of its resources. The establishment of the Native Courts in Ibadan was mainly to consolidate colonial administration. the Native Courts played significant roles as an institution of governance. They were not only the props of British judicial system in Ibadan but were also the basis of the administrative and executive aspects of British rule. Besides serving as a judicial institution, the Native Courts functioned as a legislative inistituion, making rules ; ‘for the good order, peace and welfare’ of the people. As an arm of the colonial administration, the Native Courts in Ibadan brought about both economic and social changes. These changes had a great impact on the economic and social development of Ibadan and its environs. As a factor in the process of change, the Native Courts contributed immensely in undermining the prestige and authority of the traditional authorities. This study has revealed that the Native Courts was more of a foreign institution than an indigenous one. Although it was supposed to administer Native Law and Custom, it did so practically in the light of the English law, and what was acceptable to the colonial ruler’s sense of justice. It was in this context, veritable instrument of change.
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    Judicial Reform of 1933 and the Native Courts in Ibadan
    (Ado Journal of History and International Studies, 2018) Alo, Lawrence
    The Judicial reform of 1933 became very important and necessary because of the defects noticeable in the courts system by about 1930. A general overhaul and re-organization was implemented in 1933, under the Leadership of Governor Cameron. To implement the reform, four major ordinances were promulgated: the Supreme Court (Amendment) Ordinance, the Protectorate Court Ordinance, the West African Court of Appeal Ordinance and the Native Courts Ordinance. This reform attempted a reorganization of the Native Court system in Nigeria generally. The concern of this paper is to examine the judicial reform of 1933 with a view to see the extent to which it affected the Native Court structure and the consequence of the reform on the operation of the Native Courts. This study relied on oral sources collected from some Ibadan chiefs, elders and some other custodian of culture and traditional jurisprudence. Relevant information was collected from archival materials. Secondary sources related to the subject were also consulted. This, study is approached from socio-historical perspective. This study concludes that the complications that the Native Court Ordinance created in the process of its operation led to the need to substitute the Native Courts with the Customary Courts in 1958.
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    The Origin of Legal Regulation of Chieftaincy Disputes in Yorubaland, 1930 —1945
    (A Publication of the Department of History University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2013) Alo, Lawrence
    Chieftaincy dispute was one of the major challenges faced by the Colonial administration in Nigeria. This subject has attracted much attention from scholars, but the aspect of legal regulation of chieftaincy matters and disputes have been neglected. This study, therefore, examines the reasons and the context within which it became necessary to promulgate laws and ordinances that were used to regulate chieftaincy appointment, selection, deposition and resolution of disputes. It further examines the causes of persistent chieftaincy disputes, assesses the extent to which the various ordinances, laws and the courts were able to resolve the problem of contestations with a view to determining it achievement;The study has established that law is a veritable instrument of administration, in both colonial and post colonial period. Colonial law, to a great extent, provided the desired social order that the colonial administration required for the exploitation of the economy.
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    Professor Bolanle Awe: An Academic Amazon
    (College of Humanities and Culture Osun State University, 2011) Alo, Lawrence
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    Restructuring of the Native Courts in Ibadan 1952-1960
    (Journal of Behavioural Studies Redeemer's University, 2020) Alo, Lawrence
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    The Role of the Court in Chieftaincy Dispute Resolution in Yoruba Land, 1933 — 1957
    (Journal of History and Diplomatic Studies, 2014) Alo, Lawrence
    One of the major challenges faced by the colonial administration in Nigeria was chieftaincy disputes, which created social disorder in some parts of the country. Prior to 1933, chieftaincy litigation in courts constituted an embarrassment to the colonial government; hence the promulgation of an ordinance to regulate chieftaincy matters. It was in an effort to solve this problem that an Ordinance, Chieftaincy Disputes (Preclusion of Courts) Ordinance was promulgated. It was to exclude chieftaincy cases from the courts and consequently prevent the activities of lawyers in chieftaincy disputes. This paper, therefore, examines the role of the courts in chieftaincy dispute resolution. To what extent was the Preclusion Ordinance able to exclude chieftaincy cases from the courts? Was the colonial administration able to keep lawyers away from helping to file chieftaincy litigation at the court? What significant contribution was the court able to make in resolving chieftaincy contestation? These and related questions are what this paper addresses. This study relied on oral sources collected from chiefs, elders and some other custodians of culture and tradition of the people. Relevant information was garnered from archival materials. Secondary sources related to the subject were also consulted This study is approached from socio-historical perspective and data were historically analysed.
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    Sawmilling in Ijebu-Igbo, 1900 - the Present
    (2010) Alo, Lawrence